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[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

it seems difficult to argue that a 512 × 512 image produced with a 1970s-era analog scanner is the best we have to offer as an image quality test standard

This is the part I don't get. How has the picture not changed with the times due to camera advances.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago

Same reason the length of a meter hasn't changed despite measurement advances. It was used as a benchmark.